Johan Herbert Magnus Härenstam (19 June 1941 â€" 13 June 2015) was a
Swedish television host, actor and comedian. Härenstam hosted the
Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy! for 14 years before being
replaced by Adam Alsing. Härenstam is also known for hosting the
children's TV-program Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter (with
Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus), which was very popular and has
been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam
participated in the music video for ABBA's hit song "When I Kissed the
Teacher" where he played the teacher who got kissed by Agnetha
Fältskog. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he was almost
equally popular in Norway, having starred in the 1990s sitcom
Fredrikssons fabrikk, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile
workshop.Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several year long
fight with cancer, six days before his 74th birthday.
Swedish television host, actor and comedian. Härenstam hosted the
Swedish version of the game-show Jeopardy! for 14 years before being
replaced by Adam Alsing. Härenstam is also known for hosting the
children's TV-program Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter (with
Brasse Brännström & Eva Remaeus), which was very popular and has
been re-broadcast numerous times since it first aired. Härenstam
participated in the music video for ABBA's hit song "When I Kissed the
Teacher" where he played the teacher who got kissed by Agnetha
Fältskog. Well known in Sweden for several decades, he was almost
equally popular in Norway, having starred in the 1990s sitcom
Fredrikssons fabrikk, playing the Swedish boss of a Norwegian textile
workshop.Härenstam died on 13 June 2015 after a several year long
fight with cancer, six days before his 74th birthday.
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